Letters: June 10, 2018

Letters: June 10, 2018

Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton, Alta., Thursday, April 6, 2017. The potential cancellation of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is putting a spotlight on oilpatch innovations that might mitigate the need for export capacity as oilsands production rises. But even the technologies' most ardent supporters agree Canada is going to need new pipeline space anyway.JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS

Greedy U.S.

They sing God Bless America and yes, He has, she is rich and powerful, but there is something rotting in its core. For generations, the U.S. has helped any people in trouble, was the first on the scene of any fire, flood, or disaster. They helped rebuild Germany and Japan. Then along came President Donald Trump, who equates money and greed with greatness. He is greedy for tariff cash and withholds repair help for Puerto Rico. The corrupt way he scammed up his personal fortune is being applied to the U.S. economy and will drag America down. Greed for money, especially other people’s, makes it a curse. Donald, you cannot “make America great” in the corrupt way you are going, bad karma will bite you.

John Cousley

He’s not making many friends along the way.

It’s only natural

Climate change is really nothing but the weather being the victim of solar winds and the sun’s radiation versus the earth’s shifting magnetic shield along with a lot of other natural circumstance that people cannot control! Canada is a carbon-neutral country because our vast forests consume more carbon (CO2) than we produce. The carbon tax is a lie!

Ed Peebles

You are free to believe what you wish without being called a ‘climate change denier’, which is a horrific slur.

Unreleased for a reason

Re: Mark Daniell lost gems. Hey Mark, why on Earth would you want to listen to unreleased albums by any artists? The reason they weren’t released is because they were probably all terrible. Check out Billy Joel and the Hassles The Early Years and you’ll hear what I mean. There’s no doubt in my mind he probably cringes anytime he hears it.

Chuck Erskine

Diehard fans of an artist want to hear everything, even if they hate it and never listen to it again.

We’ve been had

The Trudeau government has just bought the citizens of this country a “pig in a poke,” with the purchase of the Kinder Morgan pipeline. True to tradition, Canada loves buying used junk and what comes to mind are submarines, used fighter planes and now a pipeline that’s past its prime. My grandfather always reminded me with the saying, “a fool and his money are soon parted.”

J.D. Round

It’s not the fool’s money, it’s ours.

Well groomed

It seems that a lot of editorials and letters and their responses concerning Justin Trudeau in some way have a comment about how nice his hair is. My thoughts have always been that it takes manure to grow a nice lawn. Helps me understand his mind at times.

Steve McLoughlin

That’s cold.

Don’t let pets run wild

I am a cat owner and my cat is on a leash when outside. We have irresponsible cat owners in my neighbourhood who let their cats out, especially at night, and let them run wild. There should be a bylaw requiring leashes and tags, just like for dogs. We need serious bylaws to deal with cats, because it is out of control in all cities. Also, remember that if not neutered, these cats just do not have one kitten or two at a time. I say pass a law: If the cat’s out of your property, there is a fine unless it is on a leash with you. If it has not been neutered, the cat bylaw officer with the city has it neutered and the billing goes to the owner. Laws and bylaws exist to get things under control and everyone on the same side. Remember also by passing these bylaws, you are doing the animals a huge favour too, because if they come across another animal with a disease, then your pet catches it and suffers — or even, in some cases, dies. As a responsible owner, you’re there to enjoy your pet and ensure its safety at all times, and that is not being done letting them run wild.

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